by Veronica Laizure, Civil Rights Director | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
It’s almost time to go back to school! Whether you’re starting at a new campus, returning to a favorite stomping ground, or sending your kids off to school, take the time to make sure you know your rights as a Muslim in a public school. Although reports of bullying in...
by Veronica Laizure | NewsOK | May 6, 2019 | In The News
Monday, May 6, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in Oklahoma and across the world begin 30 days of abstention from food, drink and other sensual pleasures lasting from before dawn until sunset. The month is also marked by increased prayer,...
by Veronica Laizure | Tulsa World | Nov 10, 2018 | In The News
A Palestinian-American woman, a Somali-American hijabi, an openly gay Coloradan, a 29-year-old Puerto-Rican and Bronx native and a lesbian member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Kansas all walk into a voting booth. It sounds like either the cast of a millennial sitcom or a...
by Adam Soltani | Oct 4, 2018 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 10/4/2018) — The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) announces the release of the 2017 Civil Rights Report, detailing the work of the Civil Rights Department from January – December 2017. SEE: 2017 Civil...
by Veronica Laizure, CAIR-OK Civil Rights Director | Oklahoma Gazette | Aug 31, 2018 | In The News
On Aug. 11, 2017, hundreds of protestors representing various neo-Nazi, white nationalist, neo-Confederate and alt-right groups descended on the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. Carrying torches and shouting slogans like “Jews will not replace us!” and “Our blood,...